Safty Tip #1

According to The National Transportation Safety Board the yearly number of deaths in motorcycle related fatalities has more than doubled in the last ten years, more deaths in fact than the combined total of all people killed in all aviation, rail, marine and pipeline accidents, with head injuries being the number one cause of death. The numbers are so scary the National Transportation Safety Board unanimously approved motorcycle safety recommendations requiring states to mandate riders to wear helmets.

• National Transportation Safety Board recommendations
• Recent Trends in Fatal Motorcycle Accidents
  

We know that many visitors Myrtle Beach Fall Rally come from areas where the helmet laws are different. Here is a reminder of the the South Carolina Helmet Law.

Title 56. Motor Vehicles. Chapter 5. uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways. Article 29. Motorcyclists; Rights and Duties Thereof. Section 56-5-3660. Helmets shall be worn by operators and passengers under age twenty-one; helmet design; list of approved helmets. :

"It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one to operate or ride upon a two-wheeled motorized vehicle unless he wears a protective helmet of a type approved by the department. . . ."

Jamin' Leather neither approves or disapproves in the law. Jamin' Leather wants you to have a great time and return home safely.